Friday, April 25, 2008
DPS
So, feel like writing some stuff down, but not edit that post. Too troublesome to fit this in.
DPS stands for the "Demerit Point System". Points are 'credited' based on offenses committed, and different offenses gets you different amounts of points. 5 points garner a call to your parents and a severe warning; 10 points garner you a suspension from school for an amount of time, depending on seriousness of offenses committed. Furthermore, repeat offenses may get you a trip to the principal; that's really bad.
A list of offenses:
1 demerit point~ Absence from flag raising ceremony
~ Late
~ Highlight or dying of hair
~ Inappropriate attire or grooming
~ Long hair
~ No collar pin or brass buttons
~ Shirt not properly tucked in
~ Socks not covering ankle or not visible
~ Wearing of sandals or slippers without medical reason
~ Being a public nuisance
~ Consumption of food except finger food outside canteen
~ Disturbing the peace within school compound
~ Failure to return utensils to receptacle bin after use
~ Late for lessons/assembly
~ Littering
~ Non-compliance to instruction
~ Playing/rowdy behavior
~ Playing card games in school premises/in school attire
~ Refusal to do duties
~ Taunting, quarreling or scuffling
3 demerit points~ Playing of computer games in school unrelated to curriculum
5 demerit points~ Defamation / 'Flaming' of teachers or peers in online blogs or forums
~ Downloading of MP3s, videos, software or other non-distributable contents
~ Downloading of undesirable, offensive or pornographic materials
~ Hacking
~ Plagiarism or copyright infringement
~ Spamming
~ Unauthorised access into another person's account
~ Using foul language in email messages or websites
~ Absence from school without valid reason
~ Arson / Vandalism / Damaging or defacing school property
~ Bullying / Harassing / Causing hurt to other person
~ Cheating in test or exam
~ Defaming
~ Embezzlement or misappropriation of funds or monetary collections
~ Extortion
~ Fighting
~ Forging signature on document(s)
~ Harassing / Verbally abusing teacher
~ Instigating trouble(s)
~ Leaving school without permission
~ Open defiance and rudeness
~ Peeping / Voyeurism (like there's anything to peep at in a boys' school)
~ Possession of dangerous items or weapons
~ Possession of pornographic materials
~ Stealing
~ Using obscene / foul language or vulgarities
I think this system is so not going to work, seeing from the blatant ignorance of them and breaking of some of the rules almost every other minute. Can't think of anything more to say for now, so... till next time, then?
Posted by Denunciator at 7:36 PM